DESIGN CLITERIA DEEMED TO SATISFY MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF BUILDINGS BY THE PHYSICALLY CHALLANGED.
The National Building Regulation (NBR) – SABS-0400-2000 as amended in the course of preparation, has entrenched within its guidelines, a set of rules and regulations deemed to satisfy the minimum requirements needed to make any and all buildings accessible and safe for use by disabled persons.
The Regulatory Act has been sanctioned by Government and gazetted accordingly. Non compliance of the laws entrenched therein is punishable by law.
The laws have not been stringently adhered to until recently where non-compliance would render building plans to be referred or refused from being approved. Furthermore, those amenities not implemented for the use by the handicap into buildings, shall render buildings being refused for Completion Certification and the subsequent occupation thereof until full compliance is met.
These Regulatory Terms takes into cognizance the following minimum requirements that make any establishment fit for use by the Physically Challenged:
1 That access ramps be installed for the use of wheelchairs.
2 That access doors shall be minimum 1000mm wide openings.
3 That handicap ablution facilities having a minimum width of 1400mm and
a minimum length of 2900mm be provided. Access doors to these facilities shall
be a minimum of 1000mm wide. It should be further provided with holding rails
along one side and along the toilet pan/s.
4. That parking facilities be provided for the handicap having a minimum width of
3000mm and a depth of at least 6000mm. These parking bays shall be clearly
demarcated for use by handicap persons only. The use by any other persons, other than the handicap, shall be deemed a contravention and shall render the offending vehicle
to be towed away and released only upon the payment of a hefty fine.
It is indeed sad that the above meager requirements were overlooked in the design phase of most buildings hence rendering them not to be handicap friendly.
The promulgation by law has now enforced that all new buildings be designed to accommodate the handicapped
Prepared by:
RTM DESIGNS (Technical & Design Services)
R T MANSURA (Senior Pr. Arch. T/ST0235)
The National Building Regulation (NBR) – SABS-0400-2000 as amended in the course of preparation, has entrenched within its guidelines, a set of rules and regulations deemed to satisfy the minimum requirements needed to make any and all buildings accessible and safe for use by disabled persons.
The Regulatory Act has been sanctioned by Government and gazetted accordingly. Non compliance of the laws entrenched therein is punishable by law.
The laws have not been stringently adhered to until recently where non-compliance would render building plans to be referred or refused from being approved. Furthermore, those amenities not implemented for the use by the handicap into buildings, shall render buildings being refused for Completion Certification and the subsequent occupation thereof until full compliance is met.
These Regulatory Terms takes into cognizance the following minimum requirements that make any establishment fit for use by the Physically Challenged:
1 That access ramps be installed for the use of wheelchairs.
2 That access doors shall be minimum 1000mm wide openings.
3 That handicap ablution facilities having a minimum width of 1400mm and
a minimum length of 2900mm be provided. Access doors to these facilities shall
be a minimum of 1000mm wide. It should be further provided with holding rails
along one side and along the toilet pan/s.
4. That parking facilities be provided for the handicap having a minimum width of
3000mm and a depth of at least 6000mm. These parking bays shall be clearly
demarcated for use by handicap persons only. The use by any other persons, other than the handicap, shall be deemed a contravention and shall render the offending vehicle
to be towed away and released only upon the payment of a hefty fine.
It is indeed sad that the above meager requirements were overlooked in the design phase of most buildings hence rendering them not to be handicap friendly.
The promulgation by law has now enforced that all new buildings be designed to accommodate the handicapped
Prepared by:
RTM DESIGNS (Technical & Design Services)
R T MANSURA (Senior Pr. Arch. T/ST0235)
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